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OUMBINED WRINGER AND MOP. No. 320,304. Patented June 16, 1885.

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UnTTnn STATES ATENT CHARLES E. SNELL, OF POTTSDAM, NFAV YORK.

COMBINED WRiNGER AND MOP.

t-EPECIFECATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 320,304, dated June16, 1885.

Application liled May 8, 1884.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES E. SNELL, of Pottsdam, in the county of St.Lawrence and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in a Combined lVringer and Mop; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the let ters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form part of this specification.

This invention has relation to that class of devices known as combinedmop holders and wringers, its object being to so simplify theconstruction of parts serving to constitute the complete article as torender them easily separable for the purpose of packing for commercialuse, cleaning, &c.; also, to readily permit the removal of any part whenit has become worn or broken for the substitution of another in itsstead, thus prolonging the durability and usefulness of the device.

\Vith the above ends in view the invention consists substantially in theparts as constructed and their particular arrangement and com binationeach with the other.

Referring to the annexed drawings, Figure 1 represents in perspectivethe complete device and illustrates the manner in which it is placedupon the support or pail attachment when desired to wring out the mop.Fig. 2 represents an end elevation; Fig. 3, a View in detail of theroller-spring, and Fig. 4 a top or plan view of the handle-frame bywhich their attachment to the holder and wringer proper is effected.

Referring to the several parts by the letters, A A designate tworollers, that may be of wood or other material, but preferably of anelastic substance, as rubber. The shafts ofthese rollers are borne byplates a a, provided with holes or openings for that purpose, thecorresponding hole in each plate being elongated, as shown at a This isfor the purpose of permitting the adjustment of one roller, so that themop can be put in between the two and taken out at will and allow fordifferent thicknesses.

13 B represent U-shaped springs, having hooked ends, as shown, by whichthey are (No model.)

clasped around or fitted to the outer end of the roller-sha't'ts,whichmay be of variable size, one spring being employed at each end of saidshafts. The tension of these springs is so regulated as to cause them todraw the rollers tightly together, and thus of themselves act to holdthe mop in place.

It will be observed upon reference to Fig. 3 that the springs areslightly tapered toward the ends, causing them to be thicker at themiddle or bent portion. This gives them greater rigidity at the middle,while it gives increased elasticity to its arms or branches, than ifthey were of the same thickness throughout. Set screw 0, which is ascrew-threaded bolt,passes through a correspondingly screwthreaded holein one arm of each spring, its end bearing against the opposite armthereof, by the turning of which the said springs are caused to expandand separate the rollers for the insertion or removal of the mop. An endof one of the roller-shafts is somewhat longer than the other, and ispreferably of square cross-section. To this end a crank, 1., is fittedwhen it is desired to wring the mop, by the manipulation of which therollers are revolved, moving and wringing the mop between them.

D represents the frame in which the handle (2 is secured, and by whichattachment of the combined holder and wringer is effected. It consistsof a main portion, 0, having two right angle branches, 2 3. Thesebranches are provided with screw-holes, by which they are secured byscrews to the sides of the springs, as shown in Figs. 1. and 2, theset-screws 0 also passing through. them and serving to firmly hold theparts together. By the described unison of the several parts it will atonce be seen that they are all readily separable and iiiterchangeablc.

E represents a frame having supports, whose ends are bifurcated toembrace the sides of a bucket or pail, as shown. This frame is for thepurpose of supporting the device over the pail during the act ofwringing out the mop. The manner of resting the device thereon is fullyillustrated in Fig. 1. One of the vertical pieces or supports of thisframe is provided or formed with a hook, to which the crank 1 issuspended when not in use. Fig. 1.)

In the operation of this device, the mop is (See IOO

placed between the rollers, as shown by the dotted lines, Fig; 1, thesprings by their tension keeping the rollers tightly drawn together,thus retaining the mop in place. When desired to wring out the same, thedevice is rested upon the frame attached to the pail,the crank fitted onand turned to cause the rollers to revolve, as explained.

Toremovethe m0p,the set-screws are turned, and the ends of the springsbecomingforced apart, it can be easily taken out.

From the above description it will be seen that this device can bemanufactured at small cost and the parts readily united or put together;and, further, that they can be put up in very small packages forshipment as an article of manufacture.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES E. SNELL.

Witnesses:

JOHN C. PENNIE, O. E. DUFFY.

